Which one do colleges give more preference?

dufus3709
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:58:36 +0000

Colleges definitely prefer you to be first generation. This is not a question on the app, but they will ask the highest education level and occupation of each parent. The thinking is that an super qualified applicant without college educated parents is more a a go-getter than the child of a doctor and lawyer. Downplay the parent occupations. If your father/mother is head of surgery at the local hospital, just say that they are a doctor.